What color is #E45D8A?

#E45D8A is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E45D8A?

The RGB value is 228, 93, 138: 228 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E45D8A?

The complementary color is #5DE4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E45D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E45D8A color

#E45D8A rgb(228, 93, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #E45D8A is a light, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 36.5% green and 54.1% blue (228, 93, 138).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 71% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Love Letter (#E4658E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#E45D8A color codes

HEX	`#E45D8A`
RGB	`rgb(228, 93, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 36.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 71%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 59%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 39%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.19, 56.46, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.19, 56.51, 2.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.499, 26.162, 26.957)`
Decimal	`14966154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E45D8A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E45D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E45D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E45D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e45d8a; }
.text { color: #e45d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e45d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 93 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e45d8a, #e4735d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #E45D8A?: #E45D8A is a light, moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Letter. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E45D8A?: The RGB value is 228, 93, 138: 228 red, 93 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E45D8A?: The complementary color is #5DE4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E45D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.